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Mark Twain's house has something you don't often see-a fireplace in the dining room with a window built in above it. In fact, the chimney rising above the fireplace was "divided" to make room for the window. Along with this unique feature there's an unconfirmed story about it and Twain: As he at the head of the table at dinner he loved to watch the snow seemingly "falling toward" the blazing fire.

There is a point to telling you this story that is relevant to research, but first:

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